City of Sydney's $912,000 bronze bird art installation unveiled

Featuring 67 little bronze bird statues perched at various locations across the CBD, Sydney's newest public art showcase has been released into the wild.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore whipped the covers off the first of two new public art pieces at Macquarie Park this morning.

Starting with one bronze bird behind the Obelisk of Distances, the series of birds created by world famous British artist Tracey Emin stretches to all corners of the city.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore whipped the covers off the first of two new public art pieces at Macquarie Park this morning. (9NEWS) (Supplied)

Called The Distance of Your Heart, the art installation which has cost City of Sydney taxpayers $912,000 is meant to represent how close people are to each other, whether laying in bed together or at opposite ends of the world.

“The Distance of Your Heart isn’t just for literal distance, it’s literally for how your heart is feeling,” Emin said in Sydney this morning.

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“You could be lying in bed next to someone and you could really be missing them, or somebody you really love could be sitting on the other side of the table from you but you could really be missing them.

“I really hope that when people are walking through this big city, they stop for a moment and have a memory, a poetic thought and think about somebody they love.”

British artist Tracey Emin. (AAP) (AAP)The series of birds have been created by world famous British artist Tracey Emin. (9NEWS) (Supplied)

My Bed - her most famous art installation in 1998 in London - consisted of her own bed with bedroom objects in an abject state.

It gained a lot of media attention after it was revealed the artist had inhabited the bed for a number of days and left it in a depressive state.

Tracey Emin's 1998 artpiece, entitled My Bed. (AAP) (AAP)

It was reported she was inspired by a sexual yet depressive phase in her life where she remained in bed for days without eating or drinking anything but alcohol.

Emin's latest work was supposed to be one of three public art pieces installed by the City of Sydney, alongside the infamous Pavillion and Cloud Arch.

An artist's impression of Cloud Arch, a public artwork designed by Japanese artist and architect Junya Ishigami. (AAP) (AAP)The $2.5m Pavilion by Hany Armanious has been dubbed the Milk Crate. (AAP) (AAP)

The Pavillion, known to most people as the giant milk crate, has been cancelled with the money from that project poured into the Cloud Arch, which is located outside Sydney Town Hall.

Cr Moore said the bronze birds sculptures were complete almost five years after the release of the City Centre Public Art Plan in 2013.

"It's a simple but poignant work with 67 handmade bronze bird sculptures perched on heritage sandstone ledges and poles and above doorways and awnings," she said.

"They invite us to slow down and reflect on where we are and the people we love."

The $912,000 art installation is called The Distance of Your Heart. (9NEWS) (Supplied)